Electric-light fixture.



PATENTED JAN. 23,1906. J. P. BARRETT & N. 0. COLLINS.

ELECTRIC LIGHT FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED JUIES 1005 I flcro m b IWithwoeo UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN F. BARRETT AND NAT 0. COLLINS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

' ELECTRIC-LIGHT FIXTURE. 4

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 23, 1906.

Application filed June 3, 1905. Serial No. 263,679.

on line 2 2. Fig. 3 is a detail View showing the connections of the wirewound on the drum to the trolley-pulley.-

The present invention relates to adevice by which the light may betransported or carried to various parts of a room. It especiallyaccommodates itself to-diflerent lengths of cable and is applicable toan ordinary electric-light fixture. An especia feature is that thecasing containing this cable-Winding device may be attached to anyordinary electric-li ht fixture. This casing has a screwthrea 'ed nipplewhich is adapted to be attached to the fixture the same as an ordinarylight. On the lower side ofthe. casin is a socket which serves as aholder for the am A refers to the casing, which is preferab y in two (2)parts, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This casing has on its-u per partascrewthreaded mpple a, which is attachable to any ordinary electricbracket or fixture. Within the casing A is a drum B, mounted on a shaftThis drum and its interior art is what is known as a Hartshorn rollerand'has the usual arts as used in same. Extending throug the to part orsocket of the casing isa cable X, aving electrical connectionsgreferably to a trolley-pulley P on the drum This of course may haveconnection electrically arranged otherwise.

As will be observed, when our device has been placed in any suitablesocket, as a, and the wires connected to the brushes R the current'willpass through one of said brushes to one of the trolls s P, said trolleyto one of the wires in the ca le wound in the drum B,

thence through the lamp to the other pulley P, and back to the source ofgeneration. The

- lamp maybe carried from place to place, as

may be desired, the drum unwindin for per mitting such removal. When itis esired to shorten the cable, the same is allowed to rewind itselfupon the drum.

What we claim is- The combination with a lam of a socket,

a drum, a frame for holdin sai drum adapt- 3 ed to be removahl secure tosaid socket, an

electrical cable a apted 'to be wound upon said drum and means forpermitting said cable to unwind and an electrical connection betweensaid lamp and socket. I

In testimony'whereof we have hereunto subscribed our names this 20th dayof May,

it. D. 1905.

' JOHN F. BARRETT. Y NAT C. COLLINS. In presence of S. E. KELLOGG,

J. BELL.

